I can hear the whistle blowing
High and lonesome as can be
Tonight the rain is softly falling
And its falling just for me
Looking back along the road I've traveled
The miles could tell a million tales
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
Is cold as starlight on the rails
verse 2
I think about my home and family
My house and all the things it means
The black smoke trailing out behind me
Is like a string of broken dreams
Looking back along the road I've traveled
The miles could tell a million tales
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
Is cold as starlight on the rails
Instrumental
verse 3
Now if you live out on the highway
You're like some clock that can't tell time
And if you spend your life just rambling
Your like a song without a rhyme
Looking back along the road I've traveled
The miles could tell a million tales
Each year Lord, like some rolling freight train,
Is cold, cold as starlight on the rails